Cats
are such popular pets that a book on making cat toys
is bound to be a hit. There is a cat in here
for every moggie lover, twenty in total from a tiny
puss to Supercat, stripy creation to outlandish monster,
and many in between. I love the fact that
they are not all just soft toys, but a hot water bottle
cover and doorstop as well, plus a Christmas cat in
a stocking that would make a great ornament. There
are accessories too, tiny mice, a basket, scratching
post and balls to chase--which are sure to make any
toy more fun to play with—along with clothes to
dress them in.
At
the beginning the author has several pages where she
describes the yarns and some techniques, but this is
not a beginner’s book so you must learn the basics
of knitting elsewhere. This book is aimed
at improvers and intermediate knitters, those who can
read a pattern and know how to make up a toy without
staged diagrams. In short, it is a book of projects
not a how-to book. Each pattern has a large
photograph of the finished item plus a list of everything
you need to buy, tension and the size of the toy. Patterns
are in written form (no charts) and use a variety of
different yarns, including variegated and fluffy for
different effects. This is a lovely book
for all those who enjoy knitting, and will yield up
enough toys and ornaments for many gift-giving occasions
and charity fetes for years.
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